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Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund Applications are sought from qualified Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) employees and/or their dependents for the Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Scholarship. The Nancy Lorraine Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1994 by Dr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Jensen in memory of their remarkable daughter. Nancy distinguished herself at GSFC as an outstanding engineer. It is the wish of Dr. and Mrs. Jensen to encourage young women to enter the field of science and engineering by offering scholarships in her memory. To be eligible for a scholarship an applicant from GSFC must ; A) be a current female employee of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, or a daughter or granddaughter of a current employee, B) be an American citizen not younger than 17 and not older than 35 years old, C) be a full-time undergraduate who has completed at least one term of her studies majoring in chemistry, physics or engineering (chemical, electrical or mechanical). For additional
information call Ken Segal at 6-2895, or The Sons of Norway Foundation
at 612-827-3611. Applications must be post marked not later than
May 1, 2003
12th Annual Spring Crafts Fair - Rescheduled The Fair will be held on May 15 from 10 a.m. til 2 p.m. in the Bldg. 8 Auditorium. All items are handmade by employees, their families and friends -- chocolates, silk flowers, wood pens/pencils, bead and gemstone jewelry, African-American and American folk art, baskets, clay boxes/figures, quilts and crochet, stained glass, dolls, ceramics and more! Please come browse -- and we're sure you'll find some great one-of-a-kind gifts or something special to enhance your home. (sponsored by GEWA)
A draft environmental
assessment for aerial spraying for treatment of gypsy moths on various
local federal lands, including GSFC, proposed for late April early
May is available for review at http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/pesticide/data/msds_gypchek.pdf.
The comment period will conclude on April 10, 2003. Refer to center
announcement 03-20 dated 3/12/03 for details regarding the project.
Further updates on the project will also be posted in dateline and
the GSFC internal site.
ODIN Newsletter March Issue Available On-Line The March issue
of the ODIN Interchange Newsletter is available on our website at
http://www.odingsfc.com/newsletters/GSFCMar03.pdf.
This issue features Accelerated Refresh, TCP/IP Address Block Removal,
Email Etiquette, ODIN Printer Service, Wallops ODIN News, Desktop
Services Notes, and more.
Men and Women Needed for Energy/Nutrition Study The USDA/John Hopkins Universtiy is holding information meetings to recruit an additional 100 adults 30 to 69 years old for summer groups in 2003. If you are already participating in this study, do not respond to this message -- you may not participate more than once. This study is designed to learn about what people eat and the calories they burn. THIS IS NOT A FEEDING STUDY AND THERE ARE NO DIETARY RESTRICTIONS. Participants will receive $325 for completing the main study, plus $25 for each of two optional tests. Following a medical evaluation and blood and urine screening, participants will be selected based on their age, height, weight, health status, and availability to complete the study. Diabetics, persons taking diuretics or certain steroid medications, and nutrition professionals are excluded from participating. Over a 14-day study period (during April - June), participants will agree to: travel 5- 6 times to the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center; drink a special water solution which will be used to help measure the calories they burn, be interviewed three times by a trained interviewer about the foods they eat, and have blood and urine samples collected and their body composition measured. Information Meetings: Interested? You must attend a 1-hour information meeting at the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Center Drive, Building 307, Room 114, Beltsville, MD 20705. Specific questions about the study will be addressed at the meeting. For dates, times and dirving directions click here; you must attend ONE of them to participate. The Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center is recruiting subjects for a Nutrition Study. Men with normal blood pressure without medication, aged 35-65 years old, will be selected after a medical valuation and blood and urine screening. Subjects will be asked to complete a nutrition questionnaire and consume test diets foods containing starch and/or fiber. Diet will be controlled for three days during 10 separate weeks. All food will
be provided by the Center for these days and no other food or beverages
containing calories will be allowed. On the third day a tolerance
test will be given during which subject's will consume test foods.
Blood and breath samples will be collected before and after each
tolerance. The study is planned for the June through November of
2003. Subjects selected for the study will be required to consume
breakfast Thursday-Friday and complete a tolerance test on Saturday
at the Beltsville Human Study Facility. Subjects will be paid $1,500.00
for completing the study. For further
information please contact Dan Scholfield Diet & Human Performance
Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Center, 301-504-8375(O) 301-504-7174(FAX).
Scholfid@ba.ars.usda.gov
For application, click here
for pdf, click here for
Word
Call for Papers - 6th MAPLD International Conference Abstracts are being accepted for the 6th annual Military and Aerospace Programmable Logic Devices (MAPLD) International Conference. Programmable devices, technologies and related aspects of digital engineering will comprise the major emphasis of this conference. This year, there will be a special emphasis on papers with the following themes:
The event will occur on September 9-11, 2003 at the Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C. For more info,
visit: http://klabs.org/richcontent/MAPLDCon03/admin/mapldcon03_cfp.html
Wanted: Bands & Singers for Free Lunchtime Concerts Singer and bands are wanted to entertain GSFC employees for free Lunchtime Concerts sponsored by the Goddard Employee Welfare Association (GEWA) from May through September. All performers receive an opportunity to showcase their talents and, as a token of appreciation for their choice at the GSFC Building 21, Cafeteria. For information, please contact Cindi Jones-Savoy, GEWA Chairperson, at x6-7149 or email at Cynthia.A.Jones-Savoy @nasa.gov.
Volunteers Needed for Educational Program Goddard Education Programs has received a request for volunteers for: Timonium Elementary School Career Day, volunteers will serve as speakers to highlight their careers by providing interactive learning experience for students. There are booths available for students to visit whereby they can choose three careers that interest them the most. The activity will be an all day event on Wednesday, May 21, 2003, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm for the entire student body. The school is located in Baltimore County. Lunch will be provided. If you are interested, please contact Aggie DiBacco-Miller, Professional School Counselor, at 410-887-7661. The school Fax number is 410-887-7662. The Federation of Galaxy Explorers, volunteers are needed to assist in educating and inspiring youth in space related science and engineering by expanding the frontiers of science and technology. The mission of the Galaxy explorers is to educate, guide and prepare the next generation to accept the challenge of expanding humankind's presence in space. You can learn more about the program at www.foge.org. Volunteers will participate in after school activities with easy to understand educational materials that provide a hands-on understanding of space science, earth science, engineering and rocketry. Another theme, Space Citizenship, will address the role of government, power of citizens in a democracy, and the promise of space expressed in art, writing, history and business. Organized into local "Mission Teams" meeting on a monthly basis, materials, workbooks and web site support for instruction with hands-on activities are provided. Field trips and awards are part of the program encouraging self-esteem through achievement and recognition. For more information, please contact Morgan Bracken at mbracken@hst.nasa.govor 301-901-6051.
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